Introduction / Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner -- I. 1. What democracy is ... and is not / Philippe C. Schmitter and Terry Lynn Karl -- 2. What makes elections free and fair? / Jørgen Elklit and Palle Svensson -- 3. Delegative democracy / Guillermo O'Donnell -- 4. How far can free government travel? / Giovanni Sartori -- 5. From liberalism to liberal democracy / Marc F. Plattner -- II. What sustains democracy? -- 6. Three paradoxes of democracy / Larry Diamond -- 7. What makes democracies endure? / Adam Przeworski ... [et al.] -- 8. Bowling alone : America's declining social capital / Robert D. Putnam -- 9. Religion, democracy, and the "twin tolerations" / Alfred Stepan -- III. What institutions work best? -- 10. Constitutional design for divided societies / Arend Lijphart -- 11. Federalism and democracy : beyond the U.S. model / Alfred Stepan -- 12. The import of institutions / Nancy Bermeo -- 13. Constitutional courts : a primer for decision makers / Donald L. Horowitz -- 14. Stronger legislatures, stronger democracies / M. Steven Fish -- 15. Constitutional medicine / Andrew Reynolds -- IV. Elections with democracy? -- 16. Thinking about hybrid regimes / Larry Diamond -- 17. The rise of competitive authoritarianism / Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way -- 18. The menu of manipulation / Andreas Schedler -- 19. Africa's range of regimes / Nocolas van de Walle -- 20. International linkage and democratization / Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way -- V. Is democracy a universal value? -- 21. Democracy as a universal value / Amartya Sen -- 22. Democracy and liberty : the cultural connection / Russell Bova -- 23. Confucianism and democracy / Francis Fukuyama -- 24. Buddhism, Asian values, and democracy / His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- 25. Muslims and democracy / Abdou Filali-Ansary -- 26. Universal values and muslim democracy / Anwar Ibrahim -- 27. The rise of "Muslim democracy" / Vali Nasr.
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